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Philosophy professor to discuss research on political polarization Nov. 21

Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy (Vanderbilt University)
Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy (Vanderbilt University)

Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics in its Place, at Barnes & Noble at Vanderbilt on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m.

In his book, Talisse makes the argument that polarization isn’t about where you get your news or how politicians are divided—it’s about how a person’s political identity is wrapped up with almost everything they do. The book was recently published by Oxford University Press.

The Nov. 21 event is free and open to the public.